Locomotive or car



A. F. BATCHELDER, LocoMoTlvE 0R CAR.

vAPPLICATION FILED MAR. 2ll |918. f 1,359,861 Patented/Nov. 23,1920.

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Locolvro'rIvE-orv CAR.

To all whom it maycoaccm: .Y .i l

Beit known that I, 'ASAE'.BAfroHELDEm a citizen of themUnited. States, residingi at plicable toy those locomotives andv cars 1n which the running gearrisk divided near the centerot the length oi',v the vehicle, the parts ofthe running gear kbeing movable with respectto each. other. The object of my mf ventionis to .provide al novel Varrangement and construction ofthe Vcalo orbody, of the locomotive. f i .e Y

In illustrating and `describing myv present invention I have alsoillustrated fand described in some detail a Vcertain locomotive construction for "which I here makeY no claim, but which ismorev completely. de; scribed and claimed in my copending appli cation` Serial No. 291,601, filed April2l,

, 1919; this ycopending application being in part a division ofV thepresent application, While my presenta'pplication -isparticularly applicable to the particular' locomotive or car construction of'this- ,copending application, it will be understood that my present invemtilonisf not limited toV` this -locomotive or car construction. v e

The various features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed out inr the claims annexed tov and forming apart of this specification. For a better understanding of my invention reference may be had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,l in which Figure 1 is a skeleton view .of an electric locomotivev embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a larger side elevation of one-half of the locomotive shown in Fig. 1. In the locomotive of the accompanying drawing, there are two similar running gear sections, 1 and 2, each Vof which has mounted thereon two trucks 3 and 4. Y Thel trucks 3 are rigidly connected to the car frames 5 and are located nearer the middle of the locomotive than the trucks 41 which are nearer the ends of the locomotive. The trucks 4 are loosely connected to the car frames 5, that is, they may move to a small` Y innerpairsof wheels offeach of these vtrucks .Patenten-Henna 19120;

Application.lfelfitarchv 21, 1918. SerialA No. 223,724. i'

@nent bonn naisveslyiandremnant.' respect to the cargwfrfames A5. .'[Eachof the tnks has'pairspf Wheels 6, ,the axle/sof which are jonrnaled in Ajournal .boxes 7 onJ Whlch, the trunk freine. 8 is ls111990rtecL These truckframes 8 are rigidly, connected to the car frames 5 byy means ofsupports12. All ofi the wheels of theseftrucks 3. are.v Shown; nsf driving wheelsthe axles beine' Snppllnfl with 'the well .known bipolar, type olfielectricmotor; Each of thetrncksfl, has

pairs of lwheels 9, the axles of which are Jnnrnnlnd 1n. i-Qnnnalfboxles 1.0I nwhiichf the truck' frame 111s supported-- Onlythe two,

are; Shown, as driving 'wheels therein-0f wheels at thejend4 of; each of these trucks i which iS. nttlin end- Ofethle locomotive are shown as idle or guiding whee1s.V-A suit` ablesupport- 1 a's'shown at the outerend of respective car frame 5 and,1as ybefore V.indi-k cated, the connection issn'ch thatrsnne rela,-`v

VG. .trans-Verse and, verticalarriovement loef` 8.0v

tween each ,truck land .the adjace'ni'..l car frame 5 ispossiblfe. v

joint .1858. ,provided between 'each the end or guiding'trucks et and; itsadjacent truck. 3.. I" have sfo designedths joint .that f i12-iS Capable, Off@arrving''apart ofthe load of the can `-frra-Ine this permits plnng fh@ Support betweenfjeab end or. guidingitruck y Y' 4.1. and; .its-'car '5. positionne the longitudinal center oit' the guiding truck. If this support :is displaced fromithe center the end ot" the truck L1Y remote from the trucks 3 as shown in the drawings, the guid' v ing truck is caused .to carry yits portion of the load of the superstructure partly through the end support and partlvthrough `the joint 18. l alsoprovide a guiding joint 19 between the middle trucks 4. Joint 19, however, does not carry any load, butis so designed as vto allow'vertical movement-bc-v contain certain novel features which yform the subject matter of my .Patent No.

1,310,049,7datedJu1y 15, 1919.y

It will be seen that the locomotive so far tions, each having a truck 4 anda guiding is mounted 970 of the truck and is placed, or instance, at

tween the Atrucks 3. These joints 18 and 19. Y p

,described comprises two running gear sec-V v third section 21 located between and carried on supports 22 at the ends 01": the cab sections V2O and above the rear frames, 5. The

` section 2l is preferably mounted so'thatthe running gear sections are free to move an-` gularly wlth reference thereto. The cab sections are shown as extending over only.,

' motive which is placed inthe cab section 2l and supplies heat-to both of the cab sections 20, and, if desired, tothe irest ofthe train hauled by thelocomotive. This construction also permits the ready removal of section 2l (together with the heating plant or other devices contained therein), and the substitution of another central section if the apparatus contained therein is out of order or the removal is desired for any other reason. n Y

While Iy have described above the best embodiment oi my invention of which I am now aware, it will be understood that this embodimentv is merely illustrative and that my invention is not to be limited thereto, but that my `invention is set forth in the following claims. .Y Y v y What I claim as new and desire to secure by'L'etters Patent lof the United States, is:

l. A'l'ocomotive comprising two running gear sections, a cab section mounted on each running gear section, each of said calo` sections extending over only a portion of each of the running gear sections, and a third cab section located betweenl said first-mentioned cab sections. Y

27A locomotive comprising two running gear sections, said running gear sections being joined together, a cab section mounted on each running gear section, each of said cab sectionsl extending over only afportion of each of the running gear sections, and a third cab section located between lsaid irst- Y mentioneducab sections, Y

3. A locomotive comprising two running gearsections, means for joining said running gear-sections together,'a cab section mounted :on each running gear section, Va third cab section located between said firstmentioned cab sections, and means on each of said running gearsections for supporting saidv third cab section.

4. A locomotive Vcomprisingtwo running gear sections, a cab section mounted on eachV running gear section, each of said cab sections extending over only a portion ofeach of the running geargsections, and a third cab sectionV located between said first-men tioned cab sections and mounted so that said running gear is free toV move angularly 'with reference thereto. n n t Y 5. A locomotivecomprising two Vrunning gear sections, said running gear sections being joined together, a` cab section mounted on each running gear section, each of Said cab sections extending over only a portion of each of the running gear sections, and a third cab section located between saidy irstmentioned cabsections and mounted'so that said running gear is free to move angularly with reference thereto. Y

6. A locomotive comprising two running gear sections, means for ljoining said running gear sections together, a cab section mounted on each' running gear section, va

third cab section located between said irst- 

